In southern Ukraine, fighting is raging around the village of Krynky, where Ukrainian marines hold a bridgehead on the eastern bank of the Dnipro River. The situation is highly uncomfortable for Moscow.
British intelligence assessed the significance of the battles on the left bank of the Dnipro
The summary notes that infantry skirmishes and artillery firefights in rugged wooded terrain characterized the ground battles.
According to British intelligence, Ukraine makes particularly effective use of small attack drones. At the same time, the Russian Air Force conducts many sorties in support of forward troops, mainly launching munitions from beyond the range of Ukrainian air defence.
The fighting around Krynky is minor compared to some of the war's major battles, but the situation is highly uncomfortable for Moscow.
Russia withdrew from the western bank of the Dnipro River a year ago, almost certainly seeking to keep Ukrainian troops west of the river, maintain stability in this sector and relieve Russian forces elsewhere, the British Ministry of Defense notes.
What is known about the bridgehead on the left bank of the Dnipro
Last week, the Marine Corps confirmed that the fighters conducted a series of successful operations and gained a foothold in several areas on the other side of the Dnipro.
According to DeepState maps, the "grey zone" stretched from Oleshky almost to Nova Kakhovka along the first line of defence of the Russians and the road through the settlements of Krynky, Kozachi Tabory, Pishchanivka, etc.
In some places, it cut the road, and near Krynky, it entered a forest, behind which the main logistical artery — the T2206 route through the entire occupied part of the region to Melitopol.
Spokesperson of the Southern Defense Forces Nataliya Gumenyuk explains that the precinct is complex, and not all work is subject to publicity. According to her, the Russians were pushed back from the Dnipro to a distance of 3 to 8 kilometres.
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